A ground-breaking trial that saw hundreds of WA businesses modify their energy use and solar output to help stabilise the grid is being extended.
From solar duck to platypus: Ground-breaking energy shift changes demand curve
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Whole towns to be taken off the grid and powered by stand-alone renewables
Network to pilot “disconnected microgrids” – comprising mostly renewables – that will cut links to main grid and deliver cheaper, cleaner and more reliable power.
Western Australia sets new record for wind and solar share, and minimum demand
Western Australia sets a new record for wind and solar share in its stand-alone grid, while the growth in rooftop solar pushes grid demand to a record low the following day.
WA Libs fill Labor’s energy policy void with a coal exit and green hydrogen
The Liberals know where to take WA energy but probably not how to do it. Labor is on top of the detail but shy of facing the inevitable. So close to a bipartisan approach, will our political class blow it?
Western Power seeks another 50MW of battery storage for WA’s main grid
Western Power seeks another 50MW of battery storage to avoid network costs and boost penetration of renewables in WA’s main grid.
Massive green hydrogen project signs network deal with Western Power
The proposed Arrowsmith green hydrogen project partners with Western Power to complete studies on potential transmission link for the project.
Ausgrid, United accelerate network push into community battery storage
Sydney and Melbourne network companies push into community-level battery storage to boost rooftop PV uptake and defer grid upgrades. Are energy retailers getting nervous?
Business customers offered incentives to manage solar, batteries and flexible loads
Western Power to offer incentives to business and industrial customers to manage their rooftop solar PV, battery storage and flexible load.
5B, Allume Energy named as finalists in CEC 2020 Innovation Award
Two start-up Australian solar innovators, and one established utility, named among finalists in this year’s Clean Energy Council Awards.
West Australia’s first 100MW solar farm starts sending power to the grid
The first 100MW solar farm in Western Australia begins sending power to the grid.
